Makes 1 x 9″ galette

Ingredients

Pastry

• 1 portion rough puff pastry as per my Saskatoon Berry Pie recipe

Filling

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons cherry brandy liqueur
• 1 Tablespoon amaretto liqueur
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 cup ground almonds (almond meal)
• 3 Tablespoons warmed orange marmalade, sieved to remove the peel

To Finish

• 1 egg beaten with
• 1 teaspoon milk

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 400F
2. With the pastry divided into 2 as per original Saskatoon Berry Pie, roll to thickness 4mm thick. Using a 9″ plate or cake pan bottom, cut a disc shape from the pastry and place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Transfer to the refrigerator to chill, and repeat with the second portion of pastry on a separate lined baking sheet. You should now have 2 discs of pasty chilling in the refrigerator while you move on to making the filling
3. In a medium bowl combine the sugar and softened butter. Beat with an electric whisk until pale and well combined
4. Add the eggs, cherry brandy, amaretto, almond extract, cornstarch and whisk until well combined
5. Add in the ground almonds and fold to combine well
6. Once combined, cover and chill in the refrigerator
7. Remove one disc of chilled pastry (still on lined baking tray) from the refrigerator and brush on the warmed marmalade, leaving a 1″ border to the pastry disc
8. Transfer your almond mixture into a piping bag fitted with a round nozzle and pipe the filling mixture on top of the marmalade, keeping the 1″ border. Using a palette knife or spatula smooth the top of the filling for any major dips or bumps
9. Liberally wet the border area with water
10. Remove second disc of chilled pastry from your refrigerator and careful place on top of the first filled disc (I invert the second disc whilst on it’s baking parchment baking and then peel to remove the parchment). Press the edges over the wet area to seal the edge of the pastries
11. Using a knife (or a chopstick) push into the galette edge to crimp/ scallop it
12. Brush the top of the galette with the finishing egg mixture until fully covered and golden. Avoid brushing the side of the galette
13. Using a sharp knife or bakers lame, cut a decorative pattern into the top of the pasty, careful not to go the full way through
14. Transfer to your preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the top is a golden brown (There may be some leakage of butter form the filling)
15. Once baked remove from the oven and transfer to cooling rack to cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing